Ficus carica 'LSU Purple'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Medium size, red to dark purple fig with amber to strawberry colored flesh. Origin: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, by E.N. O’Rourke. Hunt × C1; released 1991. Tree: vigorous; growth habit upright. Fruit: size medium, length 5-6.4 cm; eye closed; red to dark purple with light amber to light strawberry-colored flesh; flavor excellent, sugars high; ripens main crop July, followed by another crop into December in the deep southern USA.
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 26
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Synonyms

Ficus carica 'LSU Purple' Ficus carica 'Purple Celestial'